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Indoor ritual scene at an ashram hall with a red curtain and framed photographs on the wall. In the foreground a bare-shouldered figure with long dark hair wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace over a red garment, seen from behind. A seated woman in a white sari with a red shawl and orange lanyard stands near a standing older woman in a white sari with red-and-orange beaded garland and vermilion forehead mark. Another woman in a white sari with a red-orange shawl sits with a bowl. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits at the right, handling bundles of incense sticks and a blue cloth. A gold lion-shaped object sits in the foreground. Several people in white and red garments sit on a mat in the background.

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A photograph inside a hall with pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a rust-red shawl over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala with gold necklaces and gold earrings, and holds a small ritual object at a blue-covered table. Beside them a woman in white with a red shawl holds bundled wooden sticks. Opposite, a man with a white forehead mark and glasses in a red shawl sits at the table, while a shaved-headed person in orange and gold garments handles the sticks. Women in white and red shawls stand behind, with a gold vessel and a leopard-print cloth in front of the table, and a fan on the left. a person is the figure with long hair and rudraksha malas, seated at the table in a red garment.2016-03-28March 28 20162016-03-28December 11 20122012-12-11April 02 20162016-04-02A seated figure in an orange-red saffron robe with gold ornaments, a gold necklace and gold bangles sits at left beside a golden ornate peetha or throne arm, smiling toward a woman in a white shawl and dark top who holds out her hands. Behind them, women in white clothes, one wearing a long orange-red and rudraksha-bead garland, stand near a silver staff against red-and-white drapery. The seated figure shows a faint white forehead mark and resembles the a person appearance cues, but the identification is uncertain, so the attribution is marked as unsure. Several women are visible in an indoor satsang or darshan setting.2014-07-25September 22 20142014-09-22April 02 20162016-04-02Indoor ceremonial scene before a gilded throne with carved golden lion figures and a red-cushioned seat. A seated figure in saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing a marigold and red flower garland, sits at left facing a line of women in white saris with gold borders and red shawls; one standing woman holds a red fruit and a rudraksha mala. Brass oil lamps and a deity murti stand near the throne, with more devotees in white and orange saris along the red carpet at right. The seated figure has no visible long hair, crown or ceremonial gold necklace, so identity remains uncertain; roles are a seated presiding figure and devotees receiving darshan.2015-11-01A photo from a Kalpataru darshan event: a man in a rust-brown robe with a multicoloured flower garland stands beside an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, smiling and gesturing with his hand. A man in an orange robe with a saffron-and-red shawl and rudraksha beads stands at left, and a man in white with a sacred thread is partly visible. A woman in a white sari with a dark shawl holds papers. Foreground devotees, including a woman with a white forehead mark and a child in a blue jacket, look toward the throne. Gold lion-form ornaments, a gold deity-carved backdrop and an ornamental staff are visible.2016-05-25A satsang in a gold-decorated hall with a large golden throne flanked by carved lion figures and a leopard-print cushion. A deity murti sits on the throne. On the right, a woman in a maroon sari with a mala and microphone speaks while seated on a red chair. In front of her, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak sits cross-legged on the floor, with several women in saffron and cream clothing seated on a red-and-white carpet around them. Behind, several men in saffron robes and garlands sit on the floor, and a woman in a white sari stands at the back.2017-08-26October 16 20162016-10-16 +1 copiesA seated person in a rust-orange and maroon wrap with a gold-beaded necklace and gold bangles sits on a red zebra-striped throne, receiving devotees. A gilded peetha and a gold deity murti sit at the lower left. A woman in a white-and-lilac sari with grey hair bows with folded hands in front of the seated figure, while a woman in orange and another in white with rudraksha malas stand nearby. A standing sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala is at the back by a red velvet curtain, and a gold-framed photo collage hangs on the wall. A red carpet runs across the hall.2014-08-15